http://utahstatetoday.usu.edu/archives/november2002/11-05-02/newsreleases-11-05-02.cfm
UTAH STATE RESEARCHER RECEIVES HUMANITARIAN
AWARD
LOGAN — Utah State University professor Vijendra Kumar Singh took home honors
recently as one of 12 recipients of the O. Spurgeon English Humanitarian Award
from the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine and Temple University in
Philadelphia.
Singh, a research associate professor in the biology department and
Biotechnology and Genomics Research Center, was honored for his distinguished
autism research.
The English Humanitarian Award is given annually to recognize special
contributions to science and medicine. Those honored have toiled years, or even
decades, to bring forward new knowledge for the benefit of people.
“The people honored with this award are pioneers who are on the frontier of
science and medicine,” said Clancy McKenzie, chairman for the department of
behavioral medicine at the Capital University of Integrative Medicine in
Washington, D.C. “Many of them have encountered harsh resistance in bringing
forward their new works, yet the frontier is where new discoveries are made. We
want to bring more public awareness to their unique revelations, so that the
multitudes might benefit sooner from their findings.”
Singh is an internationally recognized authority on viral-autoimmunity and
autism connection who is committed to finding the cause, treatment and cure for
people with neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders, said the
organization’s committee members.
“I was surprised and satisfied to receive this award,” said Singh. “As a
scientist you want to see that your research has direct application. It is nice
to know that my research is making an impact on mankind. It truly is a humbling
experience.”
Dr. O. Spurgeon English was professor and department chairman of psychiatry at
Temple University from 1933 to 1964, and continued to teach as a guest lecturer
until his death in 1993. He was dedicated to a career of teaching and helping
people in his practice of psychiatry for more than 65 years. The awards began in
2001 to honor English.
Singh received the award along with former First Lady Betty Ford and Nobel Prize
winner John Forbes Nash, Jr.
For more information on Singh and his research, call him at (435) 797-7193.
November 4, 2002
Contact: Vijendra Singh (435) 797-7193
Writer: Maren Cartwright (435) 797-1355
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